US Mint Sales: Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets Climb

Demand grew for 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets according to the newest array of U.S. Mint’s weekly sales data, but it dwindled for two other popular products containing silver coins.

Sales of 2012 United States Mint Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets grew during the week before Christmas

While U.S. Mint sales did not exactly explode, collectors still pulled out their credit cards for 515 more 2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets than they had in the prior week. Orders jumped by 3,098 in the latest round compared to 2,583 previously, making the most recent total 30,035. That leaves 19,965 sets left since their maximum mintage is 50,000.

Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets, however, were not the best-selling silver product from the U.S. Mint. That title went to the 2012 Silver Proof Set for the 6,563 orders it received. Its gain was down from the 9,820 in the prior week when last minute gift shoppers were buying. At this time, the total number of 2012 Silver Proof Sets sold this year ring in at 390,259.

In third place and also moving slower were 2012-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coins. Their total advanced by 2,852 to hit 182,033 after adding 3,976 earlier. Although the silver coins have been in the top three for several weeks, their cumulative sales are nowhere close to the new total for the 2011-W Uncirculated American Silver Eagle coins, which is now 309,194. As a reminder, it and other 2011-dated silver coins go off sale Monday.

The following are the latest United States Mint numismatic silver product sales:

US Mint Sales: Silver Coins for Collectors

Previous Sales

New Sales

Unit Increase

% Increase

Mintage Limit

2012-S Silver Eagle Two-Coin Sets

251,302

251,302

0

0.00%

none

2012 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Sets

14,072

14,629

557

3.96%

none

Making American History Coin and Currency Sets

52,318

52,654

336

0.64%

100,000

2012-W Proof Silver Eagle Coins

819,217

819,217

0

0.00%

none

2012-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins

179,181

182,033

2,852

1.59%

none

2011-W Uncirculated Silver Eagle Coins

308,582

309,194

612

0.20%

none

2012 Limited Edition Silver Proof Sets

26,937

30,035

3,098

11.50%

50,000

2012 Silver Proof Sets

383,696

390,259

6,563

1.71%

none

2011 Silver Proof Sets

572,705

573,392

687

0.12%

none

Proof Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars

117,172

117,512

340

0.29%

500,000

Uncirculated Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollars

41,520

41,686

166

0.40%

Star-Spangled Banner Two-Coin Set

11,843

11,899

56

0.47%

Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Silver Set

39,418

39,654

236

0.60%

Proof Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar

110,942

111,232

290

0.26%

350,000

Uncirculated Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar

44,258

44,352

94

0.21%

Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar Defenders of Freedom Set

49,842

49,986

144

0.29%

2012 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™

138,777

139,766

989

0.71%

none

2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™

147,305

147,576

271

0.18%

none

2012-P Denali 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

10,523

10,869

346

3.29%

25,000

2012-P Hawaii Volcanoes 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

14,041

14,285

244

1.74%

25,000

2012-P Acadia 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

13,375

13,530

155

1.16%

25,000

2012-P Chaco Culture 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

12,805

12,917

112

0.87%

25,000

2012-P El Yunque 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

15,384

15,483

99

0.64%

25,000

2011-P Gettysburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

24,625

24,625

0

0.00%

35,000

2011-P Glacier 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

20,590

20,711

121

0.59%

35,000

2011-P Olympic 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

18,077

18,231

154

0.85%

35,000

2011-P Vicksburg 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

18,289

18,424

135

0.74%

35,000

2011-P Chickasaw 5 Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin

16,485

16,611

126

0.76%

35,000

9/11 Silver Medal – W

109,303

109,385

82

0.08%

2 million

9/11 Silver Medal – P

67,889

67,957

68

0.10%

Wednesday, December 26, is the as of date for the United States Mint numismatic silver coin product sales above.

Star-Spangled Banner commemorative coins are limited to 100,000 gold pieces across all applicable product options, which include the Two-Coin Proof Set. The silver dollars have a limit of 500,000.

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